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Hays CISD spokesperson Tim Savoy said in an email, "The rebel flag associated with 'cheer' had an implied endorsement of the flag associated with the student group of cheerleaders.

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Savoy said in a written statement, "The need for clarification is one of the findings of the independent investigation into last May's incident [where racial slurs and damage were done by two freshmen boys to a black teacher's classroom door].
The Board has charged the administration with providing clarification."

That clarification, Savoy said, would help parents better understand the rules.
Yet Meyer questions how the district can take action, such as what happened with her daughter, without having the clarification in place.

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"Given this history of the Confederate flag in our district, its display at Hays High School has been determined to be divisive and controversial," Savoy said.

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Savoy said the clarification, which is expected to be ready sometime this week, "will explain the history and the action and make specific references to what happened when.

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Savoy confirmed this issue will not be on the board's October regular meeting agenda.

The U.S. Department of Justice investigators were expected to observe and inspect the Evins Regional Juvenile Center in Edinburg, talk with youth who live there and question employees, said Tim Savoy, spokesman for the Texas Youth Commission.

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Savoy said commission administrators planned to be in Edinburg for the visit, which is scheduled to last four days.

Four staff members were fired as a result of five Evins incidents confirmed by the commission, which included an officer holding a youth's head down with his knee while kicking him in the ribs.

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Savoy said the results of the Justice Department's investigation are not expected until a later date.

Tim Savoy, the public information officer for TYC, said Vidaurri's comments were not included because there was no "independent substantiation" that the conversation with Barnard took place.

Meanwhile, the Statesman reported this afternoon, Senate leaders have yet to convince the House to go along with their recommendation for conservatorship for the agency.Waco Democrat Jim Dunnam blamed House leadership, whom he suggested were trying to protect Governor Perry, who remains opposed to conservatorship.

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Whitmire pulled agency spokesman Tim Savoy up to the mike and demanded to know who authored the glowing review of outgoing director Harris' career in his resignation press release.